Borden,
Victor H.M. and Owens, Jody L. Zak. (2001). Measuring Quality: Choosing
among surveys and other assessments of college quality. The American
Council on Education Center for Policy Analysis & the Association
for Institutional Research.

Electronic discussion
lists are an excellent way to network with colleagues and quickly learn
about the latest assessment practices. The following lists discuss issues
relevant to higher education assessment practitioners:

ASSESS discusses
assessment in higher education. To subscribe, send a message to LISTSERV@LSV.UKY.EDU
with the following command in the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE ASSESS.

ASSESS-W discusses
the assessment of writing. To subscribe, send a message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.LOUISVILLE.EDU
with the following command in the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE ASSESS-W.

PORTFOLIO-L discusses
portfolios. To subscribe, send a message to LISTSERV@HENSON.CC.KZOO.EDU
with the following command in the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE PORTFOLIO-L

QUALRS-L discusses
qualitative research issues. To subscribe, send a message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
with the following command in the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE QUALRS-L

AREA-D discusses
issues in measurement and research methodology and is sponsored by Division
D of the American Educational Research Association. To subscribe, send
a message to LISTSERV@ASU.EDU with the following command in the body
of the message: SUB AERA-D

AERA-J discusses
issues in postsecondary education and is sponsored by Division J of
the American Educational Research Association. To subscribe, send a
message to LISTSERV@ASU.EDU with the following command in the body of
the message: SUB AERA-J

EVALTALK discusses
evaluation and associated issues; many of the threads are relevant to
assessment practitioners. Although sponsored by the American Evaluation
Association (AEA), the list is open for use by anyone. To subscribe
to EVALTALK, send a message to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU with the following
command in the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE EVALTALK YOURFIRSTNAME
YOURLAST NAME (replacing YOURFIRSTNAME and YOURLASTNAME with your first
and last names).

LRNASST exchanges
ideas and experiences among learning assistance professionals, including
some assessment matters. To subscribe, send a message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
with the following command in the body of the message: SUB LRNASST

RETENTION-L discusses
higher education retention issues. To subscribe, send a message to LISTSERV@ALBIE.WCUPA.EDU
with the following command in the body of the message: SUB RETENTION-L

ARN-L was
created to give parents, educators, civil rights activists and other
community advocates a forum for exchanging ideas and experiences about
implementing assessment reform. It is administered by the Assessment
Reform Network, a project of the National Center for Fair and Open Testing
(FairTest). To subscribe, send a message to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU with
the following command in the body of the message: SUB ARN-L.